Gay Vallejo,
Calif., councilman Gary Cloutier, who is running for
mayor, was arrested and charged with public
intoxication in Palm Springs, according to Vallejo's
Times-Herald.
The votes are
still being counted in Vallejo, Calif.'s mayoral race --
and now the race has encountered another twist. Gay
councilman Gary Cloutier, who made it into the mayoral
runoff, was arrested and charged with public
intoxication in Palm Springs, according to the Vallejo
Times-Herald.
Palm Springs
police responded to call about an intoxicated man attempting
to drive his car at approximately 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
Cloutier, 45, was arrested after police found him in
the driver's seat of a Cadillac.
The police report
claims that Cloutier could barely walk after leaving
Hunters nightclub. He was booked and held at the Palm
Springs jail. He was released on a promise to appear
at a later time, according to the article.
Cloutier tied
with former county supervisor Osby Davis in Vallejo's
November 6 election. Officials have been counting absentee
and provisional ballots to determine a winner. As of
Friday, the councilman was ahead by a mere 52 votes.
There were 400 ballots yet to be counted at that
point. (The Advocate)
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